TDS. RO. GPD. NSF 53. Uma wake wazizwa sengathi udinga iziqu zesayensi ukuze uqonde ikhasi lomkhiqizo womshini wokuhlanza amanzi, awuwedwa. Izinto zokumaketha zivame ukuzwakala sengathi zikhuluma ngekhodi, okwenza kube nzima ukwazi ukuthi uthengani ngempela. Ake sichaze amagama ayisihluthulelo ukuze ukwazi ukuthenga ngokuzethemba.

Okokuqala, Kungani Lokhu Kubalulekile?

Ukwazi ulimi akusikho ukuba uchwepheshe wezobuchwepheshe. Kumayelana nokunciphisa uthuli lokumaketha ukuze ubuze umbuzo owodwa olula: “Ingabe lo mshini uzoxazulula izinkinga ezithile nge-myamanzi?” La magama angamathuluzi okuthola impendulo yakho.

Ingxenye 1: Ama-Acronyms (I-Core Technologies)

• I-RO (Reverse Osmosis): Lesi yi-heater esindayo. Cabanga nge-membrane ye-RO njengesihlungi esincane kakhulu lapho amanzi ecindezelwa khona ngaphansi kwengcindezi. Isusa cishe zonke izinto ezingcolisayo, okuhlanganisa usawoti oncibilikisiwe, izinsimbi ezisindayo (njengomthofu), amagciwane, namabhaktheriya. Ukushintshana ngokuthi isusa namaminerali awusizo futhi ichithe amanzi athile kule nqubo.
• I-UF (i-Ultrafiltration): I-UF membrane ithambile kune-RO. I-UF membrane inezimbobo ezinkulu. Ilungele ukususa izinhlayiya, ukugqwala, amabhaktheriya, kanye nama-cyst, kodwa ayikwazi ukususa usawoti oncibilikisiwe noma izinsimbi ezisindayo. Ilungele amanzi ahlanzwe ngumasipala lapho umgomo oyinhloko uwukunambitha okungcono nokuphepha ngaphandle kokuchitha uhlelo lwe-RO.
• I-UV (i-Ultraviolet): Lokhu akusilo isihlungi; kuyisibulali-magciwane. Ukukhanya kwe-UV kuqeda izinto ezincane ezifana namagciwane namagciwane, kubhubhise i-DNA yazo ukuze zingazali. Ayinawo umphumela kumakhemikhali, izinsimbi, noma ukunambitheka. Cishe isetshenziswa njalo.ngokuhlanganiswanezinye izihlungi zokubulala amagciwane kokugcina.
• I-TDS (Izinto Eziqinile Ezincibilikisiwe): Lokhu kuyisilinganiso, hhayi ubuchwepheshe. Amamitha e-TDS alinganisa ukuhlushwa kwazo zonke izinto ezingaphili kanye nezinto eziphilayo ezincibilikisiwe emanzini akho—ikakhulukazi amaminerali nosawoti (i-calcium, i-magnesium, i-potassium, i-sodium). I-TDS ephezulu (ake sithi, ngaphezu kuka-500 ppm) ivame ukusho ukuthi udinga uhlelo lwe-RO ukuze uthuthukise ukunambitheka nokunciphisa isikali. Ukuqonda Okubalulekile: Ukufundwa kwe-TDS okuphansi akusho ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuthi amanzi aphephile—angase aqukethe amabhaktheriya noma amakhemikhali.
• I-GPD (Amagalani Ngosuku): Lesi yisilinganiso samandla. Sikutshela ukuthi zingaki amagalani amanzi ahlanzekile uhlelo olungawakhiqiza emahoreni angama-24. Uhlelo lwe-GPD lwama-50 lulungele umbhangqwana, kodwa umndeni wabantu abane ungase ufune i-GPD engama-75-100 ukuze ugweme ukulinda ukuthi ithangi ligcwaliswe kabusha.

Ingxenye 2: Izitifiketi (Izimpawu Zokwethenjwa)

Lena yindlela oqinisekisa ngayo izimangalo zenkampani. Ungagcini nje ngokukholwa yibo.

• Izindinganiso ze-NSF/ANSI: Lena indinganiso yegolide. Isitifiketi esizimele se-NSF sisho ukuthi umkhiqizo uhlolwe ngokomzimba futhi wafakazelwa ukuthi unciphisa ukungcola okuthile.
  • I-NSF/ANSI 42: Iqinisekisa isihlungi kunciphisa i-chlorine, ukunambitheka, kanye nephunga (izimfanelo zobuhle).
  • I-NSF/ANSI 53: Iqinisekisa isihlungi kunciphisa ukungcola kwezempilo okufana ne-lead, i-mercury, ama-cyst, nama-VOC.
  • I-NSF/ANSI 58: Indinganiso ethile yezinhlelo ze-Reverse Osmosis.
• Isitifiketi se-WQA Gold Seal: Isitifiketi se-Water Quality Association singenye uphawu oluhlonishwayo, olufana ne-NSF.
• Okufanele ukwenze: Uma uthenga, funa ilogo yesitifiketi kanye nenombolo eqondile kumkhiqizo noma kuwebhusayithi. Isimangalo esingacacile njengokuthi “kuhlangabezana nezindinganiso ze-NSF” asifani nokuqinisekiswa ngokusemthethweni.

Ingxenye 3: Amagama Avamile (Kodwa Adidayo)

• Amanzi e-Alkaline/Amaminerali: Ezinye izihlungi zengeza amaminerali emanzini e-RO noma zisebenzisa izinto zobumba ezikhethekile ukuphakamisa i-pH (okwenza kube ne-asidi encane). Izinzuzo zezempilo ezishiwoyo ziyaphikiswana ngazo, kodwa abantu abaningi bakhetha ukunambitheka.
• I-ZeroWater®: Leli igama lomkhiqizo labaphothi abasebenzisa isihlungi esinezigaba ezi-5 kufaka phakathi i-ion-exchange resin, okuyinto enhle kakhulu ekunciphiseni i-TDS emanzini anambitheka kahle kakhulu. Izihlungi zabo zivame ukudinga ukushintshwa kaningi ezindaweni ezinamanzi aqinile.
• Ukuhlunga Kwezigaba (isb., Izigaba Ezi-5): Izigaba ezengeziwe azingcono ngokuzenzakalelayo. Zichaza izingxenye zesihlungi ezihlukene. Uhlelo olujwayelekile lwe-RO lwezigaba ezi-5 lungaba: 1) Isihlungi se-sediment, 2) Isihlungi se-carbon, 3) ulwelwesi lwe-RO, 4) Isihlungi se-Carbon post, 5) Isihlungi se-alkaline. Qonda ukuthi isigaba ngasinye senzani.

Ishidi Lakho Lokukhohlisa Elisebenzisa I-Jargon-Busting Lokuthenga

1. Hlola Kuqala. Thola imitha ye-TDS elula noma umucu wokuhlola. I-TDS/amaminerali aphezulu? Kungenzeka ukuthi ungumuntu ofanelekela i-RO. Ufuna nje ukunambitheka/iphunga elingcono? Isihlungi sekhabhoni (NSF 42) singanele.
2. Qondanisa Isitifiketi Nenkinga. Ukhathazekile ngomthofu noma ngamakhemikhali? Bheka kuphela amamodeli ane-NSF/ANSI 53 noma 58. Ungakhokhi ngohlelo oluqinisekisiwe lwezempilo uma udinga nje ukuthuthukisa ukunambitheka.
3. Unganaki izimangalo ezingacacile. Bheka ngale kokuthi “kuhlanza ubuthi” noma “kunika amandla.” Gxila ekunciphiseni ukungcola okuqinisekisiwe.
4. Yenza Izibalo Zomthamo. Uhlelo lwe-GPD olungama-50 lukhiqiza amalitha angaba ngu-0.035 ngomzuzu. Uma ukugcwalisa ibhodlela eli-1-litre kuthatha imizuzwana engaphezu kwama-45, yilokho okuyiqiniso. Khetha i-GPD efanelana nokubekezela kwakho.